My heart was broken and I was crushed. No one there recognized me. I cried all the way home from my high school class reunion.

I said Mirror, Mirror on the Wall Who’s the FATTEST of Them All. I just stood there staring. I realized it was Me!

I was “Miss George Washington High” in my senior year and “Miss Homecoming in my junior year. I had been very popular and admired. Long hard tears rolled down my cheeks like the storm I was feeling in my soul.

And now 13 years - 3 kids - a husband - and a 10 hour per day job later - everyone I encountered said, “Sue, is that you?” as if they were trying hard to recognize me. I graduated with honors and everyone knew me. I was also a beauty queen in college.

In the mirror I was a stranger to myself. The reflection looked like I had pillows on my stomach. My face was puffed with fat. I was devastated but, in that moment of misery - I vowed “if it is the last thing I ever do, I will change!”

I joined a gym and that was total disaster because it was so time consuming and expensive I had to quit. Like most women I have job, a husband and kids to take care of and that comes first. On my own I tried running in the wee hours of the morning, starving myself, and everything else I could think of but that didn’t work for me.

I was so depressed. It seemed futile. I was ready to give up and be miserable for the rest of my life.

Then I discovered exactly how I could change my appearance if I would do these 3 things:

1. Follow a proven set of specific exercise routines that get results fast 2. In the comfort of my home exercise no more than three times per week. 3. Change my diet to a specific regimen.

By doing the 3 things stated above I solved a lot of problems:

2. No more picking up the baby sitter and extra trips to the gym. I saved time and money.

2. I eliminated my extra gasoline and babysitting costs

3. My attitude changed - now I am very happy

In less than 2 weeks I began to see a significant difference. I have learned how to take care of myself. Then my whole body shape changed. The exercise routines so pleasurable, I look forward to my 3 sessions per week and it’s such a thrill to look and feel so much better.

And everyone I see invariably will say “Sue, you look wonderful … What are you doing?” Now I’m the same size and weight I was in high school. I smile and say, “I made a few important changes in my life. I changed my mind. I changed my diet. And I follow a specific work routines 3 times a week. It’s real simple when you do it right!

Allison Irheta Shomitz, Ph.D. is a health and weight loss specialist with elite clients in New York. She won her own battle with obesity 15 years ago. This led to her passion for helping others discover how-to-lose-belly-fat-fast, And recently she began writing articles because of her strong desire to share her knowledge abattleweight loss with a larger audience.